Experiment to Evaluate Gear Modification on Rates of Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Swordfish Longline Fishery in the Azores Phase 2

Location
Azores, Portugal
Article
Experiment to Evaluate Gear Modification on Rates of Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Swordfish Longline Fishery in the Azores Phase 2
Target catch
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and blue shark (Prionace glauca)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Increased blue shark catch when compared to J hooks
Effect on bycatch species
Did not reduce bycatch; reduced rate of throat hooking
Bycatch species
Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines
Reduction technique
Circle hooks